Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,348
| This zip code: | $56,348 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04679, 04674, 04662, 04653, 04609, 04672.
Housing units in zip code 04660 with a mortgage: 171 (34 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 163
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,589
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $451
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04660: Somes Sound View Campground (A), Sound (B), Wildwood Farm (C), Wildwood Stables (D), Prettymarsh Picnic Area (E), Ikes Landing (F), Mount Desert Campground (G), Blackwoods Campground (H), Mount Desert Island Historical Society Building (I), Mount Desert Island Historical Society Library (J), Somesville Meeting House (K), Somesville Museum (L), Mount Desert Museum (M), Jordan Pond House (N), Brown Mountain Gatehouse (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04660 include: Somesville Union Meeting House (A), Saint James Church (B), First Light Assembly of God Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brookside Cemetery (1), Pretty Marsh Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Jordan Pond (A), Little Round Pond (B), Lower Hadlock Pond (C), Sargent Mountain Pond (D), Somes Pond (E), Round Pond (F), Goose Marsh Pond (G), Little Echo Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Otter Creek (A), Sargent Brook (B), Kitteredge Brook (C), Man of War Brook (D), Hunters Brook (E), Stanley Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 04660 include: Somesville Historic District (1), Acadia National Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Hunters Beach (A), Echo Lake Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Mount Desert Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 13
- 1995 to 1998: 81
- 1990 to 1994: 120
- 1980 to 1989: 218
- 1970 to 1979: 180
- 1960 to 1969: 93
- 1950 to 1959: 65
- 1940 to 1949: 24
- 1939 or earlier: 257
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Desert, ME (04660): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 92
- 3 bedrooms: 245
- 4 bedrooms: 48
- 5 or more bedrooms: 9
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 17
- 2 bedrooms: 84
- 3 bedrooms: 33
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 04660 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 9
- 1 vehicle: 124
- 2 vehicles: 203
- 3 vehicles: 62
- 4 vehicles: 26
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 13
- 1 vehicle: 91
- 2 vehicles: 60
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04660:
- Less than $10,000: 5
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 3
- $20,000 to $24,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $40,000 to $49,999: 2
- $50,000 to $59,999: 5
- $60,000 to $69,999: 5
- $70,000 to $79,999: 3
- $90,000 to $99,999: 3
- $100,000 to $124,999: 6
- $125,000 to $149,999: 13
- $150,000 to $174,999: 14
- $175,000 to $199,999: 19
- $200,000 to $249,999: 52
- $250,000 to $299,999: 26
- $300,000 to $399,999: 85
- $400,000 to $499,999: 56
- $500,000 to $749,999: 86
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 29
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04660:
- $300 to $349: 2
- $350 to $399: 2
- $400 to $449: 8
- $500 to $549: 27
- $550 to $599: 5
- $600 to $649: 31
- $650 to $699: 15
- $700 to $749: 10
- No cash rent: 50
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $209,968.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $360,398
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $355,692 (it was $191,300 in 2000)
| 04660: | $355,692 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,830 - $547,902
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $451,035| Here: | $451,035 | | State: | $240,738 |
In 2-unit structures: $558,334| Here: | $558,334 | | State: | $237,097 |
Mobile homes: $15,865| Here: | $15,865 | | State: | $42,332 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 996
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 16
- Mobile homes: 34

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 510 (80%)
- Carpooled: 46 (7%)
- Walked: 30 (5%)
- Other means: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 45 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 28
- 5 to 9 minutes: 74
- 10 to 14 minutes: 128
- 15 to 19 minutes: 156
- 20 to 24 minutes: 120
- 25 to 29 minutes: 11
- 30 to 34 minutes: 18
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 13
- 60 to 89 minutes: 17
- 90 or more minutes: 16
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,318
- In family households: 1,067 (285 male householders, 94 female householders)
344 spouses, 292 children (241 natural, 21 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 7 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 251 (79 male householders (63 living alone)), 133 female householders (114 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 3 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 35 2-persons.
218 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (14 men, 28 women).
95.8% of residents of 04660 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 34% not well).
Foreign born population: 58 (4.4%)
(27.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (50%)
- Russia (17%)
- France (10%)
- Argentina (9%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Italy (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 6
- 1990 to 1994: 14
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 34
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White population: 1,286
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 13

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 320 |
|  United States or American: 124 |
|  Irish: 122 |
|  German: 74 |
|  French (except Basque): 56 |
|  French Canadian: 51 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 50 |
|  Russian: 41 |
|  Scottish: 35 |
|  Norwegian: 28 |
|  Swedish: 27 |
|  Other groups: 25 |
|  Polish: 24 |
|  Italian: 20 |
|  Welsh: 11 |
|  Dutch: 8 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Portuguese: 5 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  European: 3 |
|  Lithuanian: 1 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- MT DESERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (JOY RD P.O. BOX 308 in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-29103
Organizations: MOUNT DESERT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL (EAGLE LAKE ROAD in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: MOUNT DESERT HIGH SCHOOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOUNT DESERT HIGH SCHOOL, MT DESERT HIGH SCHOOL
- NEW ENGLAND TELE CO CTL OFFICE (N E HARBOR RD in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY (SOMERSVILLE ROAD in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOSTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SOMESVILLE WWTF (PARKER FARM RD in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SANITARY SERVICES
Alternative names: MOUNT DESERT, TOWN OF
- ACADIA AQUACULTURE (54 LAKESIDE ROAD in MT DESERT, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
- JOHN M WILLIAMS CO INC (HALL QUARRY in MOUNT DESERT, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: WILLIAMS JOHN M CO INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,792
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
- Wood (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 602
- Northeast: 436
- Midwest: 67
- South: 96
- West: 44
73% of the 04660 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 2,184. Population change in the 1990s: -879 (-40.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 11.0% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 11.1% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 29.2% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
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